@ayytaro - Tumblr Blog

Fyodor Andreyevich Bronnikov (Russian, 1827–1902) Martyr in the circus arena, 1869 Shadrin Museum of Local Lore. V.P. Biryukova, Kurgan region

lamb-slaughtered

tridentandtales

Group of ancient Greek perfume bottles

610 - 550 BCE

British Museum 1860,0404.38

tangynectarine

Elements of my dream home

orthodoxadventure

Christian love is the "possible impossibility" to see Christ in another man, whoever he is

--Rev Dr. Alexander Schmemann: Great Lent - Journey to Pascha

orthodoxadventure

The Altar in the most ancient Sinai Monastery Chapel of the Burning Bush, built over its roots. Here, in the Chapel, everyone enters with one's feet bare "for the ground is holy". The Bush still grows outside the Chapel.

sylestial

Spring Truther Affirmations

spring is real

spring has happened before

spring will happen again

spring is coming

spring is on its way

it’s going to be spring soon

spring is not a myth

spring is not a false memory

uncertain-frontier-blog

xphaiea

orthodoxadventure

Protection of the Mother of God Orthodox Church in Rochester, New York

orthodoxadventure

Archaeologists working at the Hisardere Necropolis in Iznik, Turkey, have uncovered a chamber tomb containing a fresco depicting Christ as the Good Shepherd, believed to be the only known example of this type in Anatolia.

The newly documented chamber tomb was discovered during the 2025 excavation season. The structure extends on a north-south axis, with the east, west and north walls largely intact despite serious damage to the south wall. All three preserved walls and the ceiling are covered with frescoes that include human figures, an unusual feature among painted tombs in the region.

The Good Shepherd scene appears on the north wall, behind a raised platform called a kline where the deceased were laid out on square terracotta slabs. The fresco shows Christ as a young, beardless figure in a simple tunic, carrying a large horned goat across his shoulders. Pairs of goats flank him on either side in a symmetrical arrangement.

While no objects suitable for direct dating were found inside the tomb, its structural features correspond to other examples in the necropolis. Based on these comparisons, the chamber tomb is dated to the third century, placing it in the Early Christian period.